A Coming of Age

For other uses, see Coming of Age (disambiguation).

A Coming of Age is the second album by British indie pop band Lucky Soul. It was self-released through Ruffa Lane Records in 2010.

A Coming of Age
Studio album by Lucky Soul
Released	19 April 2010 (2010-04-19)
Genre	Indie pop
Length	39:46
Label	Ruffa Lane
Lucky Soul chronology
The Great Unwanted (2007) A Coming of Age (2010)

Production

The band began writing songs for the album in late 2008. Early the following year, they recorded five songs with the Stockholm Strings.^[1] Frontman Andrew Laidlaw described the music as "somewhere in between Motown and The Smiths."^[2] He noted that the album as "a bit darker and...more direct" than Lucky Soul's debut album The Great Unwanted.^[1]

Critical reception

The album received mixed reviews from music critics. Pitchfork Media said that it "attempts a subtler maturation, with mixed results".^[3] PopMatters commented that A Coming of Age "builds on their strengths but sees them developing that sound in several different directions...Sharp songwriting and musicianship makes all the difference."^[4] The NME panned the album, writing that "Lucky Soul have taken things a sugar lump too far."^[5] In his review for The Independent, Simon Price called it "one of the albums of the year, hands down".^[6] AllMusic said that despite not reaching the "emotional heft and potency" of its predecessor, the album was "a consistent, consummate, brilliant piece of pop".^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Woah Billy!"	3:31
2.	"White Russian Doll"	2:27
3.	"Up in Flames"	2:57
4.	"Love3"	2:11
5.	"Upon Hilly Fields"	3:54
6.	"A Coming of Age"	3:03
7.	"Warm Water"	3:33
8.	"Ain't Nothin' Like a Shame (To Bring It All Back Home)"	3:09
9.	"That's When Trouble Begins"	2:42
10.	"Southern Melancholy"	2:39
11.	"Our Heart"	2:51
12.	"Could Be I Don't Belong Anywhere"	3:28

All tracks are written by Andrew Laidlaw.